Far better is it to dare mighty things,to win glorious triumphs,even though chequered by failure,than to take rank with those poor spiritswho neither enjoy much nor suffer much,because they live in the grey twilightthat knows not victory or defeat.- Theodore Roosevelt

Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike.Each has their suffering.Some suffer too much, others too little.- The Buddha

When the rich wage war, it's the poor who die.- Jean-Paul Sartre

Pale Death beats equally at the poor man's gate and at the palaces of kings.- Horace

A person cannot love a plant after he has pruned it,then he has either done a poor job or is devoid of emotion.- Liberty Hyde Bailey

A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.- Henry Ford

Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool,a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.- Sholom Aleichem

We approach people the same way we approach our cars.We take the poor kid to a doctor and ask,What's wrong with him, how much will it cost,and when can I pick him up?- James Hillman

I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money.- Pablo Picasso

The man of science is a poor philosopher.- Albert Einstein

We who are liberal and progressive know that the poorare our equals in every sense except that of being equal to us.- Lionel Trilling

The poor don't know that their function in life isto exercise our generosity.- Jean-Paul Sartre

When the rich think about the poor, they have poor ideas.- Evita Peron

I love this work I do.It's a privilege to serve the poor.- Bono

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.- Napoleon Bonaparte

It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards.- Lewis Carroll

Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.- Francis Bacon

The Moon Cannot Be Stolen:A thief entered the little hut of a Zen Master,but discovered there was nothing to steal.The Zen Master discovered the thief."You have come a long way to visit me," he told the prowler,"and you should not return empty-handed.Please take my clothes as a gift."The thief was bewildered,but he took the clothes and slunk away.The Zen Master sat naked, watching the moon."Poor fellow," he mused,"I wish I could have given him this beautiful moon."- Traditional Zen Koan